The largest death toll occurred in Shensi, China on Thursday, January 23, 1556, during which more than 800,000 people died. It was a magnitude 8.0 earthquake.
Aftershocks cause the most earthquake-related deaths and injuries.
Aftershocks cause the most earthquake-related deaths and injuries.
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Earthquakes themselves are the direct cause of most earthquake-related deaths, but buildings collapsing due to the shaking can also be deadly. Other factors like landslides or tsunamis triggered by the earthquake can also result in fatalities, but are generally less common.
Most deaths during a tornado are caused by debris.
Most deaths during tornadoes are from flying debris.
The largest death toll occurred in Shensi, China on Thursday, January 23, 1556, during which more than 800,000 people died. It was a magnitude 8.0 earthquake.
The most recent count is over 2500 people, but there are still thousands missing.
Most earthquake-related injuries and deaths result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects caused by the ground shaking.
The most powerful earthquake reported in history was the 1960 earthquake in Chili which measured 9.5 on the Richter scale.
The place on Earth's surface directly above the location where rock breaks during an earthquake is called the epicenter. The epicenter is important because it helps to identify the point on the surface that experiences the strongest shaking and the most intense effects of the earthquake. This term is distinct from the focus, which is the actual underground point where the earthquake originates.
The term for the place where slippage first occurs in an earthquake is the "focus" or "hypocenter." This is the point within the Earth where the seismic energy is released and where the fault rupture begins.